Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser,
Memoranda of Conversations, 1973–1977, Box 7. Secret; Nodis. All brackets, except those
inserted by the editor to indicate omitted passages, are in the
original.

Source: Ford Library, National
Security Adviser, Trip Briefing Books and Cables of President
Ford, 1974–1977, Box 3,
Presidential Trip File, November 1974—Japan, Korea & USSR, General (14). Top Secret;
Sensitive; Eyes Only; Outside System. Sent for information.
Initialed for Kissinger by
Scowcroft. Although no
drafting information appears on the memorandum, Clift forwarded it to Kissinger on November 12. “The
memorandum is based on a similar paper you sent President Nixon prior to the May 1972 Moscow
summit,” Clift explained,
“but incorporates information on Brezhnev accumulated through subsequent meetings and
[less than 1 line not declassified].”
(Ibid., Kissinger–Scowcroft West Wing Office Files,
1974–1977, Box 27, USSR, The “D”
File) For the previous report on Brezhnev and other Soviet leaders, see Foreign
Relations, 1969–1976, volume XIV, Soviet Union, October
1971–May 1972, Document 232.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser,
Memoranda of Conversations, 1973–1977, Box 7. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the
Oval Office. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Ford met with Kissinger and Scowcroft from 10:50 a.m. to 12:10
p.m. (Ibid., White House Office Files)

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser,
Kissinger Reports on
USSR, China, and Middle East
Discussions, 1974–1976, Box 1, USSR Memcons and Reports, November 23–24,
1974—Vladivostok Summit (1). Secret; Sensitive; Nodis. Drafted by Akalovsky. The meeting took place
on board the train between Vozdvizhenka Airport and Okeanskaya
Sanatorium near Vladivostok. Sonnenfeldt’s handwritten notes on the meeting are
in National Archives, RG 59, Lot
File 81D286, Records of the Office of the Counselor, Box 5, Misc.
Memcons.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Lot File 81D286, Records of the Office of the
Counselor, Box 6, SALT, Nov–Dec
1974. Secret; Sensitive; Nodis.
Drafted by Akalovsky. The
meeting was held in the Okeanskaya Sanatorium, near
Vladivostok.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser,
Kissinger Reports on
USSR, China, and Middle East
Discussions, 1974–1976, Box 1, USSR Memcons and Reports, November 23–24,
1974—Vladivostok Summit (2). Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes
Only. All brackets are in the original. The meeting was held in
Okeanskaya Sanatorium near Vladivostok.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser,
Memoranda of Conversations, 1973–1977, Box 7. Confidential. The
meeting was held in the White House Cabinet Room. A list of
attendees is attached but not printed.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser,
Memoranda of Conversations, 1973–1977, Box 7. Confidential. All
brackets, except those inserted by the editor to indicate omitted
passages, are in the original. The meeting was held in the Oval
Office. In a briefing memorandum to the President on November 26,
Scowcroft explained: “As
head of the AFL–CIO, George Meany has commented
frequently on the substance of previous arms control agreements. You
will be seeing Meany to
elicit his support for the recently concluded agreement.” Scowcroft also provided talking
points for the meeting. According to an attached correspondence
profile, however, Ford saw
the memorandum on December 2, after his meeting with Meany. (Ibid., Presidential Name
File, 1974–1977, Box 2, Meany,
George)